Duo caught on camera during Herc Rental burglary
Dressed in all black, they broke through the front door, and drove off in a light colored minivan.
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Russian fighter jet comes within feet of U.S. spy plane
FILE PHOTO: A Sukhoi Su-27 jet fighter of the Russkiye Vityazi (Russian Knights) aerobatic team lands at an airfield of the Kubinka air base outside Moscow, Russia, May 21, 2016. REUTERS A Russian fighter jet intercepted a U.S. Navy spy plane over international airspace above the Baltic Sea Tuesday morning in what the European Command is describing as a safe…
Facebook accidentally launches “hate speech” button
The social media giant is holding its F8 Conference on Tuesday where Mark Zuckerberg said he plans to share how his company is working to keep people safe.
Worst cities for spring allergies in 2018
The AAFA used three factors to determine the most challenging places to have allergies in the U.S.: pollen score, the medicine utilization per patient, and the availability of board certified allergists per capita. Toledo, Ohio, is ranked as the 14th worst place to have allergies in 2018. Categories: National, US & World News
Stolen guns recovered, arrests made in Yalobusha County
The guns have since been recovered.
Top EPA officials resign
Last Updated May 1, 2018 12:31 PM EDT Two top Environmental Protection Agency officials have resigned, amid continued questions over multiple controversies with EPA head Scott Pruitt in charge, CBS News’ Jacqueline Alemany has confirmed. Albert “Kell” Kelly has resigned as a senior adviser at the EPA running Pruitt’s Superfund task force, as has Nino Perrotta, head of Pruitt’s highly…
DNA leads to arrest in mom’s 1977 cold case rape, murder
LOS ANGELES — Officials in Los Angeles say DNA and fingerprint evidence collected at the scene of a brutal 1977 rape and murder of a woman in front of her two young sons has led to an arrest in the case. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Leona Davis had just put her children, 4 and 7, to bed, when Kenneth Ray Matthews,…
Treasure hunters descend on San Francisco looking for riches
Sequoia Cross, center, watches husband Jeff Cross, right, dig in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park for buried treasure. KPIX-TV SAN FRANCISCO — In a lush, green corner of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Jeff Cross and his wife Sequoia are trying to find something that has been hidden for 36 years, CBS station KPIX-TV reports. “I drove down from Eureka…
Football coach claims he was fired over number of minority players
CHERRY HILL, N.J. — The Diocese of Camden is looking into allegations that the firing of a high school football coach may have been racially motivated, according to CBS Philadelphia. Nick Strom, who is also a history teacher at Camden Catholic High School, claims he was fired because he was too many black students on the team. “At four o’clock,…
National program for volunteering honors Nettleton teen
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn paid tribute to the honored volunteers’ work.
Hospital: Injected patients face Hep C risk after nurse stole drugs
Hospital officials say a nurse at Good Samaritan Hospital in Washington State admitted stealing drugs and may have exposed patients to Hepatitis C KIRO PUYALLUP, Wash. — A hospital near Tacoma is issuing a Hepatitis C warning for 2,600 emergency room patients who may have been exposed to the virus though a nurse who has admitted to stealing narcotics. MultiCare Good…
White House press briefing today — live updates
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders is taking questions from reporters Tuesday, as the questions special counsel Robert Mueller reportedly wants to ask President Trump have emerged, the deadline for deciding whether to stay in the Iran deal approaches, and as questions about Mr. Trump’s Cabinet continue to linger. Who: White House press secretary Sarah Sanders What: Daily White House…
Man’s act of kindness on airplane goes viral
“With two kids losing their minds, I was desperately trying to calm the situation.”
GOP Rep. Mark Baker running for Mississippi attorney general
Hood is in his fourth term as the state’s top legal officer, and he is the last Democrat remaining in statewide office.
Opelika hosts premiere of new Melissa McCarthy movie
McCarthy and her husband, director Ben Falcone, gave a $25,000 gift to Auburn University’s performing arts center.
Missing teenager may be with teacher accused of sex crime
16-year-old Oscar O’Neal II was last seen at his home early Monday and was reported missing around 7 a.m.
Shooting victim’s dad sues deputy who didn’t enter school
PARKLAND, Fla. — The father of a student who was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School filed a lawsuit Monday accusing numerous people and entities of enabling the suspected killer, Nikolas Cruz, CBS Miami reports. He laid a large amount of blame for the shooting at the feet of Broward County sheriff’s deputy Scot Peterson. “He could’ve…
Suspect killed during Homeland Security operation
Crews work the scene after a Homeland Security operation in San Antonio, Texas, on May 1, 2018. KABB/NNS A suspect was killed in a San Antonio home on Tuesday morning as federal agents conducted an operation, CBS affiliate KENS-TV reports. The agents who conducted the operation are with the Department of Homeland Security. The San Antonio Police Department confirmed to…
More questions than answers in teen’s death inside minivan
CINCINNATI — Sixteen-year-old Kyle Plush was apparently reaching for his tennis gear in the back of his minivan when he became helplessly pinned in the fold-away third-row seat. He knew he was in serious trouble. Using the voice-activated feature on his cellphone, he had Siri dial 911 and warned: “I’m going to die here.” He called again minutes later, this…
“That's not fair”: Federal insurance program falls short for flood victims
A CBS News investigation reveals that a federal fund intended to protect flood victims often benefits private insurance companies instead. The National Flood Insurance Program, run by FEMA, is $25 billion in debt. In some years, up to two-thirds of the money that’s supposed to help flood victims goes to private insurance companies and the attorneys they hire to fight…
Agents: Unexpected find in duffel bag carried across border
The rescued tiger cub is expected to make a full recovery after it was saved by the Brownsville Border Patrol.
Woman rearrested, may face life in prison after crash that killed 3 teens
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A San Clemente woman pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and DUI charges stemming from a fiery crash in Huntington Beach. CBS Los Angeles reports Bani Duarte, 27, posted bail last month after the fatal accident that killed three Las Vegas high school seniors. Dylan Mack, A.J. Rossi and Brooke Hawley were on spring break vacation when…
Fatal police shooting of Somali-American woman probed
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — The family of a woman shot and killed by police in this Atlanta suburb is looking for answers. They say a loved one was mentally ill and they were trying to get help for her when they called 911, reports CBS Atlanta affiliate WGCL-TV. The shooting happened just after 7 a.m. Saturday in Johns Creek. Police…
Family blames football for child’s early death as new CTE data emerges
A new study published in Annals of Neurology found kids who start playing tackle football before age 12 will, on average, develop cognitive and emotional symptoms associated with the degenerative brain disease CTE much earlier than those who start later. One California family whose son began playing football at 9 years old is blaming the sport for his early death….